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crucify

/kˈɹuːsəˌfaɪ/KROO-suh-figh
/kˈɹusəˌfaɪ/KROO-suh-figh

Meaningto put on a cross

Common meaning: to put to death on a cross

Journey through time

  1. Latincrux, crucis‘a cross, gallows’
  2. Middle Englishcrucifiensource
  3. Englishcrucify‘to put to death on a cross’ · today

cruc also in: crucialcrucifixcrosscrusadeexcruciating

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin crux ‘a cross, gallows’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry crux, p. 485 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

crosscrucialcrucifixcrusadeexcruciating

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